Top floors of a building destroyed in Israeli strike in Beirut on Tuesday.

Moscow:

Russia accused Israel on Tuesday of violating international law after it struck a Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

“This is a gross violation of international law,” Russia’s foreign ministry told state news agencies. Israel said the strike targeted a commander responsible for a Saturday rocket attack on the annexed Golan Heights that killed 12 children.

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